this year's threat assessment shows how dramatic the world and a threat environment is changing. threats are more interconnected and viral. events which first blush seem local and relevant can quickly set up transnational disruptions that affect u.s. national interest. issuidentifyastatement for the . our statements this year lead with cyber. as more and more state and nonstate actors gain cyber expertise, its importance and reach of the global threat cannot be overstated. this year our discussion and natural resources is also more prominent because she is injured and jog the, climate and competition for natural resources have huge national security implications. many countries important are living with extreme water and food stress that can destabilize governments and trigger conflicts. on the issue of terrorism and the threat from al qaeda and the potential for a massive coordinated attack on the united states may be diminished by the jihad is movement is more diffuse. as the president said on tuesday about the boston marathon bombing we don't know yet whether the attack was pl